Cantwell, Murray Help Save Hanford Reach National Monument, but Others Still at Risk
Today, Secretary Zinke has announced that both Idaho’s Crater of the Moon and Washington’s own Hanford Reach National Monument will not be touched by the review process instigated by President […]
Local Endorsements Grow as Wild Olympics Legislation Reintroduced
The Wild Olympics Coalition today cheered the reintroduction of the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by Senator Patty Murray and Representative Derek Kilmer to permanently protect […]
Methow Headwaters Receives Two Year Protection from Mining Interests
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officially announced the segregation notice for 340,000 acres in the Methow Headwaters region of Washington State. This essentially protects the Methow from mining […]
Congress Celebrates 1,000th Culvert Replacement with Legacy Roads Funds
Members of Congress Forest Service leadership and conservation and recreation leaders celebrated the 1,000th Culvert Replacement funded by Legacy Roads and Trails funding. Hosts for the congressional reception included Sen. Patty […]
New Partnership Launched to Improve Forest Habitat and Strengthen Darrington’s Economic Future
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Governor Jay Inslee, and leaders from major conservation organizations, local STEM education programs and the community of Darrington announced the formation of […]
Local Stakeholders Celebrate Alpine Lakes and Illabot Creek Designations
On December 19, 2014, President Barak Obama signed into law legislation adding more than 22,000 acres of underrepresented low-elevation forest to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and designating nearly 40 miles of the […]
Wild Sky Becomes First New Wilderness in 24 Years
On May 8, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Wild Sky Wilderness Act as part of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, creating the first new national forest […]
